Apple's proposed acquisition of the media identification service Shazam is now being scrutinized under the watchful eye of the European Commission, Reuters reported Monday.
European Commission is investigating Apple’s proposed acquisition of Shazam
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Shazam for iOS gets refreshed design, real-time lyric syncing, and more
Shazam for iOS received an update today, bringing the app to version 11.7.0. The update brings about a handful of new features and improvements, including a refreshed interface and real-time Lyric Syncing.
EU regulators worried Apple-Shazam deal may hurt competition
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it is going to "assess the acquisition of Shazam by Apple." The regulatory group says that multiple countries, including Austria, France and Spain, have requested that it review the recently announced deal for possible violation of EU antitrust laws.
Shazam for iPhone brings offline mode
Media identification service Shazam (soon to be Apple-owned) today updated its iPhone and iPad app in App Store, implementing a brand new offline mode which allows users to keep Shazaming even when they’re not connected to the Internet.
Apple confirms it’s buying Shazam: “We have exciting plans in store”
Apple on Monday formally announced that it is acquiring the popular music recognition service Shazam, which Siri has been using since iOS 8 to identify songs playing around you.
Apple may buy Shazam for a reported $400 million
Apple is “close” to acquiring the popular media identification service Shazam in a transaction initially valued at a reported $400 million, making it among Apple’s largest-ever deals.
How to auto-add Shazam songs to Apple Music or Spotify playlist
In this handy tutorial, we’ll show you how to have the songs you identify using Shazam get automatically added to an Apple Music or Spotify playlist.
NotifyMusic displays a banner notification each time a song changes on your device
NotifyMusic is a new free jailbreak tweak by gilshahar7 that will present you with a banner notification any time a currently playing song on the device changes.
The banner shows common metadata about the song, including the name of the song, the artist, and even a small preview of the album artwork; it also shows you what app is playing the media.
Snapchat update enables group chat, Shazam integration, sticker creation & more
Snapchat today updated its iPhone and iPad app on the App Store with a trio of new features. You can now engage in groups chats with multiple users at once, create your own stickers from within the app and even identify a song that's currently playing around you thanks to Shazam integration.
There's also a new Paintbrush tool in Snapchat 9.45 for iOS that will turn your snaps into artistic-looking images.
Identifying songs inside iOS 10 Messages with Shazam’s new iMessage app
Shazam, a music identification service that's integrated into iOS (“Hey Siri, what song is this?”), recently celebrated a billionth download of its popular mobile app. Today, the company pushed a sweet little update to Shazam and Shazam Encore iOS apps in the App Store. Bumped to version 10.1, the refresh software packs in a brand new iMessage app with support for music detection within iOS 10's stock Messages app, here's how to use it.
Shazam brings back offline mode
Music and media identification service Shazam pushed a new update to its mobile application in the App Store which enables offline mode. The feature used to be present in Shazam from day one before it was temporarily removed in the overhauled app.
With it, you can still Shazam while offline and the app will name any songs you captured in offline mode when you're back online. Shazam is a free app. The paid $6.99 Shazam Encore app is available to those who want to get rid of ads and use advanced features.
Link your Spotify account with Shazam to enable full song previews & more
The Shazam app for iOS comes with the ability to link your Spotify account so you can stream the music you tag via Spotify directly from the Shazam app itself. A recent update to the app included a complete rewrite for this feature, so it's now more stable than ever before.
All you have to do is connect your Spotify account to the Shazam app, and the app will take care of the rest for you, allowing you to listen to full tracks in Shazam instead of just 30-second song previews.
In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how to link your Spotify account to the Shazam app in iOS.